FORMULAS FROM GEOMETRY

Triangle

Sector of Circular Ring

h
a sin 
1
Area
bh
2
(Law of Cosines)

 p
average radius,
w
width of ring,
 in radians
Area
 pw

h
b

c2
a 2  b2  2ab cos 
c

(Pythagorean Theorem)

a2

Area
ab

b2

Equilateral Triangle

Area

s
h

Right Circular Cone

 r 2h
3
Lateral Surface Area
r
r2  h2

Volume

b

h
Area
a  b
2

Parallelogram

Trapezoid

A
area of base
Ah
Volume

3

3s2

Area
bh

a 2  b2
2

Cone

3s

Frustum of Right Circular Cone

a
h
a
h



 rR  h
3
Lateral Surface Area
 sR  r
Volume

r2

R2

s
h

Right Circular Cylinder

Circle
r2

Area

Circumference
2  r

Volume
 r 2h
Lateral Surface Area
2  rh

Sector of Circle
 in radians
r2
Area

2
s
r

Circumference  2

h

Ellipse

Right Triangle
c2

r
h

Sphere
4
Volume
 r 3
3
Surface Area
4  r 2

Circular Ring
 p
average radius,
w
width of ring
Area
 R 2  r 2

2 pw
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Wedge
r
p
R

A
area of upper face,

B
area of base
A
B sec